Celeration
A measure of the change (i.e., increase or decrease) in the rate of a behavior over a period of time. Answers the question: How did the rate of behavior change… Read more
C.3 Measure occurrence.
Count
A measurement that directly summarizes the number of occurrences of a given response/behavior. Answers the question: How many times did the behavior occur, or how many of something were produced?
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Understanding the relationship between count, rate, and frequency can feel surprisingly tricky. If you’ve ever second-guessed how these measurement terms actually differ, you’re not alone. PTB founder Dana Meller offers a clear, practical breakdown to help you finally make sense of them for the exam.
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Magnitude
The measurable dimension of a behavior’s strength, force, intensity, and/or severity.
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Occurrence data
A measurement of behavior that represents its repeatability and countability.
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Percentage
A derived measure of behavior that depicts the proportional quantity of the number of times the behavior occurred out of the total number of opportunities for that behavior to occur
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Rate
A derived measure of behavior that involves calculating the number of occurrences of a given response within a given period of time (e.g., number of mands per hour). Answers the